The Clue
Small change (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DIMES
Tags
Notes
The answer DIMES is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
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Definition
DIME as a noun:
1. a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
2. (dime bag, dime) = street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
DIM as a verb:
1. (dim, dip) = switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
2. (darken, dim) = become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
3. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5. (blind, dim) = make dim by comparison or conceal
6. (blur, dim, slur) = become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"